Father Knows Best The Indispensable Man (Season 4, Episode 7)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The Indispensable Man (Season 4, Episode 7)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud finds out he is considered one of the football team's best player. He thinks he can do just about anything. But when he does breaks one of the team rules, he is suspended from playing one game - against a strong team.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

John Elliotte (written by) | Ed James (characters)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 6, 1957

Release date

Nov 6, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 18 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Young Jim Anderson Jim Anderson See fewer	Crossfire (1947)
Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Margaret Anderson See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Elinor Donahue Betty Anderson Betty Anderson See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Billy Gray Bud Anderson Bud Anderson See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Lauren Chapin Kathy Anderson Kathy Anderson See fewer	Father Knows Best (1954)
William Leslie Coach Harper Coach Harper See fewer	The Night the World Exploded (1957)
Jimmy Bates Claude Claude See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Charles Tannen Martin Martin See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)